Garden Island newspaper to resume Saturday publication

The Garden Island newspaper said on Monday that it will bring back its Saturday edition beginning this week and start using a new logo and design on the same day.

The paper's former owners discontinued the Saturday edition in May 2012 to save money. Oahu Publications Inc., the owner of The Honolulu Star-Advertiser, purchased The Garden Island in early 2013.

"At a time when many newspapers are cutting back on print, The Garden Island
might just be the only paper in the United States increasing its
frequency of publication," said Dennis Francis, president of Oahu
Publications.

Garden Island Editor-in-Chief Bill Buley said: "Since I came on board a little over a
year ago, one constant I've heard from residents is that they miss
having a Saturday paper. We're listening. And we're glad
to now be able to provide Kauai with a newspaper seven days a week -- a
true daily paper -- and we're looking forward to giving the community
even better coverage of events, people and places. With our return to
Saturdays, we'll be able to provide timely reporting of Friday sports
and breaking news, while also featuring more of what makes Kauai so
special."

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cojefwrote:

A backward step. After the seniors pass away, the demand will wane. With Sears closing shop all over and catalogs have gone by the wayside the old out-house need for newsprint is also waning. Remember the old outhouses that kids use to tip-over on Halloween.